Author: Chris Mahon
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The Crownless King (Part Two) by Chris Mahon
When Iz went to sleep in her bundle of canvas and fur, her hand wrapped in bandages, Samal was still awake at the stove. He’d met ... -
The Crownless King (Part One) by Chris Mahon
“Hand closed tight? If there’s too much air in your fist, it’ll blow your hand off.” “I think it’s tight.” “All right, now press your lips ... -
Tabletop Game Review: Betrayal at House on the Hill
Some people start their tabletop boardgaming careers with Settlers of Catan. For my Brooklyn group, it was Betrayal at House on the Hill. I don’t know ... -
Getting Into Warhammer 40K, Part 2: Choosing Your Faction
Choosing a faction in Warhammer 40K is sort of like taking a Rorschach test. One person may look at Space Marines and see bland sci-fi beefcakes, ... -
Tabletop Game Review: One Night Ultimate Werewolf
As a tabletop gamer, you haven’t lived until you’ve watched your friends spiral into a paranoid breakdown and start aggressively pointing fingers at one another like ... -
Getting Into Warhammer 40K, Part 1: The Basics
I never liked Warhammer 40K because when I buy a game, I want to sit down and start playing. Warhammer is the opposite of that. Getting ... -
Martial Arts and Magic, Part 4: Qigong and Inner Power
Part 4, all right! If you haven’t read the previous installments, here are the links: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. I’m going to start ... -
Martial Arts and Magic, Part 3: Internal VS. External Styles
All right, here we go again–talking about martial arts, movement, and magic systems! If you haven’t read the previous articles in this series, Part 1 is ... -
Martial Arts as Magic, Part 2: Baguazhang and the Basics
Welcome to Part 2 of my mini-series on creating magic systems based on movement and martial arts! If you didn’t read Part 1, start here, you ... -
Martial Arts as Magic, Part 1: Yoga and Arhat Fist
Fantasy runs on tropes. In fact, the clichés are so deeply embedded in the genre that you can make a splash by carefully noting them (“okay, ...
